Originally Posted by
stegio80
How can you go through passport control twice to avoid security? What do you mean by that? Thank you
I will arrive to AEU or Z (from the UK) and connect either to B20+ or Z for a non EU flight. Do I need to go through security?
From another thread it looks like you are arriving from EDI. Unfortunately arrivals from the UK can be in B, Z or bus gates some of which are “clean” (AEUW) and some are not. Flights to Baku (GYD) depart from B or Z. If you arrive in B and depart from B, or arrive in Z (or AEUW which is at the bottom of Z) and depart from Z you do not have to clear security.
As explained in another thread the UK is technically a “clean” country but depending on your arrival gate you may end up in an unclean part of the terminal. Good news is increasingly FRA is running transfer buses between B and Z, so if you are able to catch one of these buses you don’t have to clear security.
To answer your specific question about going through passport control twice to avoid transfer security, it pre-dates B <> Z transfer buses when the only way to go from Z to B non-Schengen without transfer security as far as I know was to go through passport control from Z to A (Schengen concourse), walk through the tunnel linking A and B and go through another passport control into B non-Schengen. Pre-Brexit I did this regularly with my UK passport but I wouldn’t do it now as I can’t use e-gates and need to queue. If you have passports which allow you to use e-gates or EasyPASS as they are called in Germany (EU passports, and a few other countries some of which requiring registration) you could still try it if there is no transfer bus. It does not work if going from B to Z.
Regarding your duty-free question Frankfurt Airport’s hand luggage FAQ states the following.
Duty-free items purchased in shops after you pass through the boarding pass check or on board an aircraft may be carried through the security check if they are enclosed in a transparent special bag (known as a STEB) that has been sealed by the sales clerk. This bag must contain a receipt that indicates the date and place of purchase and can be read from the outside. This ensures that you can change planes at other EU airports without any hassle when carrying duty-free merchandise. It’s also important to keep the bag closed and sealed until you reach your final destination. This applies to security checks at Frankfurt Airport and all other airports in the EU, Norway, Iceland, and Switzerland.
It does not say duty-free liquid must be purchased at an EU airport. You should be fine with wine purchased at EDI as long as it's in a STEB and follows what’s described above.
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